Gardenia Tip

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Just talking about the importance of deadheading the old gardenia blooms. Not for just the overall appearance and beauty of the bush but as well to allow the new buds/flowers to get the most nutrients from fertilization so that the bush can/will produce even more buds and flowers. I fertilize with an acid type fertilizer once in March, just before the growing season starts for them and then approx. every 2 to 3 weeks during the growing season between May and late June/July. I'm no Pro, but this is what I have done with mine over the years and they seem to have done pretty well.

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Mine had black ants that cut all my buds off , i had to get some of that Diatomaceous Earth to put in my pot and spray them... i still see some ants but not as many,, I just deadheaded all the dried blooms with my hands... I hope it starts to bloom again and the ants don't destroy it .. any suggestions ?

yes take away the dead ones so that only the good nutrients go into the new growth of the plant

My apologies, Gigi. I am sure there are a lot of tutorial videos on youtube for pruning of gardenias. Thank you for your comment. :-)

Thank you for your comment Richard. Yes, the scent from the gardenia is amazing!
:-)

Poor video..did not show any pruning. Okay, so you can grow gardenias!

Thanks for sharing. I love ours. The scent comes through our front door and the whole house has that wonderful fragrance!

Those are so pretty. Definately gonna get some.